United Kingdom Praises Egypt’s ‘Prompt’ Response to Attack on Hurghada Hotel

British Minister for Middle East and North Africa Tobias Ellwood has praised Egypt’s “prompt” response to the attack on a hotel in the Red Sea resort city of Hurghada. In a short statement on Twitter, Mr Ellwood stated that no British nationals were involved or injured. “Well done Egypt, promptly ended yesterday’s attack,” tweeted the Minister. وزير شؤون الشرق الأوسط يحيي جهود #مصر بإنهائها سريعا الاعتداء يوم أمس في #الغردقة. https://t.co/AsqMm2p3qn — الخارجية البريطانية (@FCOArabic) January 9, 2016 The latest comments will be warmly welcomed in Egypt, which has been struggling to resume all flights from the United Kingdom back to the country after a Russian passenger plane crashed in North Sinai leaving all 224 passengers dead. Friday night’s attack came after at least two men armed with knives injured three tourists, including two Austrians and one Swede. In an official statement, Egypt’s Ministry of Interior stated that unidentified assailants managed to infiltrate and access Bella Vista Hotel near the downtown area of Hurghada, threatening hotel guests with weapons. Egypt’s Ministry of Interior stated that security forces managed to repel the attack, killing one attacker who has been identified as Mohamed…

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